Giving regards to the importance of princely rulers, the Montague – Chelmsford report suggested for the establishment of Chamber of Princes. The Act of 1919 was limited only to British India. There was no change in the position and condition of the native rulers, but to bring them closer to British government, the Chamber of Princes was established on February 9, 1921.
The president of this chamber was the Viceroy. It was nothing but an advisory institution. The total membership of this institution was 121, in which 109 representatives were choose from the larger princely states and remaining 12 from the smaller princely states. This chamber put the problems of native rulers before British government. They also raised their voice. It was not necessary that all native rulers should join the chamber. The first chancellor of this chamber was the king of Bikaner, Ganga Singh.
